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I was born in '56. Politically independent. Democratic socialist. Agnostic. Part-time small business co-owner, but unemployed. Live in Long Beach, CA with my wife and adult son. Major influences: Noam Chomsky, Chris Hedges, Matt Taibbi, Glenn Greenwald, Amy Goodman